Pocatello woman wins $150,000 on Powerball

For the past three weeks, a Pocatello woman had unknowingly been carrying around a winning Powerball ticket worth $150,000 in the “lucky” envelope of her Idaho Power bill.

Wednesday after paying her Idaho Power bill, Sofia Galvan noticed the unchecked Powerball ticket in the envelope. She took the ticket to a store and had the clerk check to see if it won.

“I heard the ‘Wooh! Wooh!’ sound and I knew it was a winner,” exclaimed Galvan. “The clerk told me though I needed to claim it in Boise. It was too much for her to pay at the store. I didn’t know how much I’d won. I thought I’d won maybe $700.”

Once Galvan arrived at Lottery Offices in Boise, the true value of her Powerball ticket was learned.

Her $700 winner was actually a big Powerball with PowerPlay winner from the March 31, 2018 draw.

“I found out right here that I won $150,000. I’m kind of shaking,” she said.

Her ticket matched four of the first five numbers plus the Powerball and had the PowerPlay multiplier.

Galvan purchased her winning ticket from the Common Cents Store located on 5th Avenue in Pocatello.

This store is quickly gaining a reputation as the luckiest store in Pocatello. In the past 18 months, this Common Cents Store has sold two $10,000 winners on the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle game (one each in 2016 and 2017) plus this Powerball winner for $150,000.

Galvan plans to use her winnings to improve her personal vehicle situation and perhaps get some furniture with her winnings.